Two step's forward, two step's back, equal's BREAKTHROUGH game..

instead of just being a negative Nancy about all of this, I'll offer a solution...

It's simple really. Just hire Sam Elliott as our press secretary.



I thought I just finished tellin' you that we just took a huge dump on Monday night!

 

You left out sun spots and full moons.

 

I really don't know a ton about your coach, but here is my observation. Ryan is a blowhard. We all know this. He talks tough and wants his team to play that way. Some of the stuff that comes out of his mouth makes me want to tell him just to stfu. But come game time, the emotion you are most likely to see from him is anger. When they blow an assignment, he looks like he wants to kill someone. Does he celebrate a big stop at a big point in the game? Sure. What coach doesn't?

In the games I have seen the Dolphins play, Sparano looks like a goddamn cheerleader on the sideline. They can have a 10 play drive stall, kick a field goal, and he is clapping his hands and pumping his fists like they just scored the winning touchdown. The guy gets excited for an freaking extra point. Now this is just me, but I would rather see less of that and more pissed off. Scored a touchdown? Good. That's what you are supposed to do. Blow an assignment? I want the coach to be pissed and I want the players to know he's pissed.

I may be way off base here, but the constant cheering bugs the crap out of me. I am not saying he is a good or a bad coach. I haven't watched him enough to make that call. But that is the one thing that would bug me as a fan.

 

Just play ball..........

 

Dead on

 

You could be right about Sparano but I'm not sure just yet. Psychologically you want to encourage young players so being a cheerleader makes sense on a team like ours. Now as we grow older, like your team, I think a coach should take the opposite approach and be a stern perfectionist. I am interested to find out if being a cheerleader is Sparano's nature or if he adapted it to the youth of our team

 

I only did a quick search of average age (minus specialists) and came up with this: http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcwest/post/_/id/19677/age-rankings-for-every-nfl-team

I'm not sure 26.13 (Jets) is that much older that 25.84 (Miami).

And I don't think he needs to be a stern perfectionist. Just a little more pissed off now and again.

 

IDK DePhin...I heard J-E-T-S JETS JETS JETS a couple times on the tv...

 

Ala Cowher and the "Scowl"

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msNnLoO5euA"]YouTube - Coach Cowher[/ame]

 

well it mustve changed by september

dolphins 25.77 4th youngest
jets 27.06 6th oldest

http://www.profootballweekly.com/2010/09/16/carolina-is-nfls-youngest-team-washington-is-oldes

 

You might want to take a look at players that actually have NFL experience.

Dolphins: http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/mia/2010_roster.htm

Jets: http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nyj/2010_roster.htm

Dolphins 2.9 years experience and the Jets are at 5.0.

You guys need to win it all this year.

 

perhaps we should change our slogan to no country for old men?

 

Killer never side with the enemy never TY!

 

i thinks its safe to say that us dolfans have had our fair share of what you're talking about!

 

i think special teams is 1/3 of the game because of field position, not the amount of plays. if you can get kick returns to the 40 or better, the offense doesn't have to work that hard to score and doesn't get worn out from having to march down the entire field every drive. And if you can pin the other team back to the 20 or behind the 20 the defense plays a great role in getting the special teams to maintain good field position. if you had a good defense and good special teams, you can win a ton of games with a mediocre offense.

 

i would also like to add that the kicker is always the leading scorer on any team. there's times where special teams is less than a third of the game and there's times its greater than a third. i think saying that special teams is 1/3 of the game is quite accurate.

 

No we don't, but I hope we do. But I think calling this team old and a one shot deal is wishful thinking on your part.

 

i think that sparano's sideline attitude goes a great way in motivating our team. i would like to see him get more angry in certain situations though.

 

I think I prefaced my post by saying just that. But a few people that do watch all the time seemed to agree with some of the points I made.

 

I'm not the "enemy". Give me a break. I just made an observation.

Honestly, as a Jets fan, I hope Sparano stays a long time.

 

Hey im all good, i can listen to opponents talking up there team im not 5 yrs old. You are not here to boost the dolphins, you are here to make your Jets look good. Its Football life but you are the enemy

But Killer is one of us and a great one. I dont want to turn him to the darkside just yet. LOL

 

Oh don't you worry my friend I would cut off my sack and bleed to death before I would go over to the fuggin' Jets side.

 

Where have I ever talked crap about the Dolphins or "talked up" the Jets? And believe me when I say that I am not here trying to recruit fans for the Jets

 

Wow. Do you have a degree in psychology or mind reading?

Do I wish Ryan would shut up sometimes? Sure I do, especially last year. But I have no problem with him as a coach. He needs to learn more about the offensive side of the game, that's for sure. And I wish he wouldn't blitz as much as he does in certain situations. But as far as the demeanor he has brought to the team, I love it. His players play hard for him and he has their backs. I'm certainly not ashamed of him. This is football, not badminton.

 

Sorry for humiliating your coach.

 

yeah only we can humiliate our coach

DJ, if you havent guessed it, is one of our most passionate die hard fans. The last two losses have been particularly hard on him. He's very ornery the last two weeks. Even I'm scared to post when he's around If you've ever seen the sign "Beware of Dog" you can understand

 

It's possibly the greatest username right now. For me, I have greater expectations...Douche Logarithms will be the main character in a series of children's books that will show kids how to become successful in the 21st century by cleverly knowing when and when not to apply the right amount of "Douchiness". All I need is a catch phrase...any suggestions?

Right now I'm thinking he'll end every episode by saying in a very cheesy tone "That'll douche!" and then wink at the camera. (BTW-did I mention that sitcoms are the new children's books?)

...His trusty sidekick dog will be called Smarmaduke, "Smarmy" for short.

 

I never said it was a one shot deal. Wasn't Favre the the first shot?

 

Well we were all drinking the koollaid after all those ugly wins in 2008, weren't we??? We had 7 games by 7 points or less, were we complacent then too???

I don't know, why we all believe in ugly wins??? IMO, the team performs better than the other team, executes more big plays to earn a victory...

Somehow we all believe that a team MUST score 20-30 points to paint a pretty picture... Something like the 38-31 win against KC in 2008...

As many know and have stated, this is a young team, which makes them incosistent, and those ugly wins are a WIN in the season... like they were in 2008...

 

Are you done yet?

 

I doubt it. Be sure to tell him you think our stadium is the loudest the Jets have played in away from home this year.

I agree with you that Sparano "cheerleads" a lot. I don't have a problem with it though, as everyone has different coaching styles. You don't have to get angry and jump all over someone to get your point across or to help actually coach your players up. I mean when someone screws up they usually know it, and feel bad enough for letting their teammates down. Don't need them feeling the need to press (and make more mistakes), there will be more chances to try and make it right.

 

don't lose the faith brother. i could always count on you to be the guy that no matter how many bullets were flying, always kept a cool head. our faith will be rewarded soon so long as this organization doesnt panic and start making wholesale changes. keep the faith. we're so close